" It's been awhile since we asked music and push this button and found this man the scores baseball expert Steve Stone is with us hello this DU. I don't Dan and I do everything well story W my friend. And yeah I. Think maybe everybody's a little worried there's some there's some sweat pouring off people about Bobby Jenks will get your take on it should should white Sox nation be worried about the big -- year."

" I think certainly all closes to have their ups and downs are very few guys that go out there on a daily basis that he can pretty much say that that. The game was over this year Mariano Rivera that that ten year deal Nathan at that -- a year. Bobby Jenks has had a very good hands and if you take away the last couple times -- things have gone really -- closers there -- up and down. Sometimes. When they don't pitch enough. They'll find their their control has been there I think with -- what's happened is that. He demo a block the little confident in the breaking ball -- we took love at first off fastballs and I think we elect spent a couple of times. These Tampa Bay Rays the very pesky rays and jumped out of first -- that's hopelessly Bartlett on their first it. He turned into a guy that really dangerous coming from a guy noted the defensive specialist. A pretty good hitter so. There -- good teams and they've given Bobby a couple of rough days but I don't think it's quite ready to jump off the ship yet."

" Closers do this area and Bobby does this it's not as if he hasn't gone through some of these these Rocky times before. So I went Ozzie says yeah he's my guy he's my guy of course he throws in my guy for now. Well what do you think they're going to be looking forward to the right things to look for for indications that he is coming out of his funk."

" I think yet again if number one he's healthy and that's a big factor if you say he's entirely healthy and they say that he is. Then he's going to be fine then you'll start seeing that curve ball -- through the night before. He absolutely threw up. An outstanding curve ball she's brought it -- Carlos Pena. And that turned out that he would probably -- except for a 32 slider department I think that's really key. Watch for him to throw that curve ball so you don't have to sit back and try to throw -- if 95 mile and our 105 miles an hour because when that happens orchestrating doubt that very."

" Double. What do we know we've we noted that -- has a blister and there something about circulation problem I thought that was the sun times so did -- I don't I don't know what happened here but something else is troubling him is that correct."

" Well from what I've heard they're just concerned about the blister at this point as far as circulation is concerned. We're certainly going to find out down the road but the fact that they don't want to put him on the disabled list -- that he says he's not going to go on the disabled list tells me that should be ready to go. And when you look at -- the pitching staff. That was the big outing for Clayton Richard last night and now have to see if Bartolo Colon can do it against Detroit. But certainly. If there -- circulation problem and I don't know that there is. -- there is we've seen them pitchers look that up in the past it that great thing to happen it could be a minor thing I don't know. They're billing it right now is just the blister on the index fingers into the deal will be ready ago and he intends to make his next bout that -- today. Both the -- or so the next couple days."

" And what do you know about Carlos Torres and his amazing Tripoli Carter."

" Like -- I can tell you that actually was sitting down at lunch with Joe Manhattan today at that. He was with a few other people and I went over it settle elect after the blast that also. He got a complete scatter report the -- scatter report I got from yesterday -- it pretty -- thing. Pieces that he throws a lot of cutters and he like his cutter he also keeps the ball down consistently throws a lot of strikes not overpowering. The attitude twenty Marion AAA in there might -- it is very much of a hitters park. Those numbers are pretty impressed that his his strikeout to walk ratio and that I really haven't seen him throw so I can't tell you how he's going to do I will tell you that. What the number that I would like to know that I didn't go -- gets from Joe Maddon let out like that off quickly at the home plate holding a base runner off first base. -- this team will try to run you out of the ballpark and they've got some guys will do it. You have to be lucky enough to keep their base runners off base that he can do that than you can beat that team but. They're much tougher against the right hand starter that's a -- is an eleven Dempster."

" You know what I find interesting story and it didn't really. If he's still very quickly 'cause we see somebody young manager what he's not young but you know managers -- the next big league and he's got everything -- needed a -- title two years later they're fired. It is Cubs Joe Maddon who would now my humble opinion I I have -- I don't really know anything about anything but really I mean he's already established himself I think it is among the timing is one of the top three or four managers the American League and maybe I'm wrong about double what I watch that team play that's a pretty well managed baseball team."

" I couldn't agree with you more and I think PM men and had a lot of experience in fact his first managerial job. Blood in the Cubs organization for people that I can back in nineteen. And believe me gag it's tough to get -- but. I -- disagree that his first. Job. Did to get it. He also was the guy credit really with helping out my social become a manager with the the until he was -- coaching it was a real New England. And I think he understands the game real well I always get an opportunity and we play. The Tampa Bay Area he's going to sit in Joe's office that I take an opportunity. To get. Explain. What he's got what is players are doing. Gave me a really good report Neiman who threw the ball. Exactly how we -- to be successful and he told me he kept -- there. That he would be very successful course you it last night at. I think he's one of the better guys and I think maybe because that they at Tampa Bay even though they won 97 again the World Series. Maybe -- is not at this point given it much credit as he should be. But bear in mind that this that this sport you're the manager they don't give him credit for all of these years he's -- as a bench coach with the social."

" More Cubs and Sox talk coming up with Steve Stone in a moment don't go anywhere you've got Boers and Bernstein on WSCR the score."

" What I want to Chicago robredo 67 -- score we are visiting whoever our baseball. Experts keystone and while today is indeed Wednesday Stoney will be joined his every Friday at two we look forward to that but I believe Friday. Stephen hawk are going to be a little Z. -- With a doubleheader that is a little bit of a doubleheader figured Detroit today and that's a big series but what series that before I get to the Cubs stuff what series look for the Sox isn't big."

" At this point there playing eighteen games against teams that have winning records of -- all big and but there's a big advantage in the an American League central that advantage falls to Minnesota. And the damage that they have is that there's so much better than anybody else -- not that they yeah. They don't play particularly well all the way. These -- have already played the Yankees and the red. And the fact they have home and home with both of those -- Both of those teams that you know boys they're very good the Yankees just took over first place to kick it 56 and 37 the red sacked 55 and 38. There are some rumblings that perhaps the Red Sox would be able to put a package together to. And yet Halladay -- into Talladega anyplace that desperate for eons ago. And play that could probably do the best job and putting the package together would beat Philadelphia. Because they've got. They've got some guys who -- who can certainly yeah. Feel the need to of those of those guys that cracking up. About today I didn't have been in a Carlos Carrasco right hand pitcher -- Beck is one of the guys that Philadelphia's want to trade -- Greg Beck. They've got Jays have put seven -- with the big club a left hander who could move right into it. -- getting Michael Taylor and outfielder who has pretty good so. They've got the four guys that that Toronto one other question as the Toronto sending their own deadline of the twentieth of July -- we believe -- read. Traded in my feeling it nobody has come up and given them any kind of buffer that's fighters setting a date to try to create a market."

" That to the Cubs for a second. I believe that -- decision after the game yesterday -- beg for word trade deadline acquisitions. Was a big deal. For a manager to say that and not necessarily because of the the expected your suppose it pressure on the GM. It's what you're telling the rest of your team and we're all year you've that we got the guys in here to do we got away for some of these sticks to turn around. I don't know maybe he's less enamored with Milton Bradley now that he's tried his his batting cage relaxation techniques or maybe he agrees with me around mr. Mir is still looks hurt you to send a message your clubhouse that the you don't think they're good enough to get it done."

" Well I agree with UN and certainly some of the respect. No doubt that I hit it real well except for today and they found -- spot them in -- that for three days blue found a spot that. Do two putting in against the oldest man in the world Jamie Moyer and he got a couple of hits so that's pretty good -- it to get them from the right side. And I've written article today innocent guys like Neil Hayes where he -- You know that isn't Lou's fault that this team is spinning out of control but then he put pen and he says it's really tough to put the finger Jim Hendry. Because examined individually the majority of the decisions being made where the right ones with the fact. I've never seen the general manager who makes a move which doesn't believe that at the right wanna tie. So let's take a look back at some of the decisions made during the offseason and into the first part of the season. That would Aaron Miles and his four RBIs 25 million dollar contract they'll go to Joey Gathright and Ryan Freel that debacle that turned into nothing. We go to Jason Marquis who leads baseball win the twelve and stick and across the Cubs five point three million dollars to actually trade Jason Marquis. To Colorado because they knew they were -- over releases you know couldn't pitch. Obviously Derosa with fifteen home runs of 52 RBIs. With 87 runs better than election that was not a particularly good move although he's been hurt and going to. I think -- he did hit a couple of home runs last night. Do you let go Blanco let's bring in bako situation and then release bako and now you have healed yet the first place. That -- didn't look real good. Chasing a -- for 20000 dollars and Casey actually playing pretty well. Until now they believe they Lopez and tighten up in Milwaukee Brewers not a particularly good deal. The seven million dollar option and Harden. Exit six for the fourth 76 -- married -- never going to going to pitch you never know when they're going to follow up you never know when he's going to need ten days between there. And of course we go to Milton Bradley and by the way heading into today's game and don't -- and in at least one. Gordon Beckham who has been in the big leagues scored ten minutes and I think he's twelve years old at one more RBI than Milton. And you know it gets to the point where these moves haven't been good and that's why Lou is sitting back and he thing we need some more hitters. One of the reasons why I was completely against the Jake Peavy deal when it was proposed earlier in the year that Jim Hendry was very supportive about. Where is that sometimes you fill a hole in March. And the hole it diametrically opposed that you have been July and they -- the PP DL and hitters would have been the centerpiece of that along with. In any kind of depleted cub organization Sean Marshall would've been one again going undoubtedly. They would -- had peavy who would eventually hurt his leg just that he heard it before but let's say he stayed healthy and the only good -- You have had nobody to trade for those hitters and that's saying that -- can make a deal -- now because. Obviously the guy that you want but -- holiday but he really hasn't shown that he can hit very well at this."

" And until this this the bankruptcy and all that is taken care of -- there was that rumor that the Cubs themselves would be bankrupt for procedural purposes they don't even know who's buying the team yet how can anything happen 300 dollar more than their current payroll."

" I mean I can understand -- and yet I look -- that the New York Yankees are one and the Mets -- two in the -- anywhere from 135240. Million dollars or three. 135 daughter forty million dollars -- you can put together a team that can play. I've had plenty of money under the -- and the biggest problem is not the money they spent. And it's not big guys that they did get or didn't yet if the fact that the long term no trade contract. Completely make it impossible to make certain though. You couldn't get -- out of there there with a crane. It was what you go left greens and outright. At five and half billion dollars and the same thing you know get some -- time but he's obviously very good that you keep around. But you have you have a couple of years left on them. Enough Fukudome who is still probably if you knew it was going to be a little punch and Judy leadoff hitter probably wouldn't be guys that forty million dollars -- But probably as important as anything else then you can pretty much say hallelujah today. Because as a part of the contract -- Milton Bradley that says the happiest days of the disabled list for 75 games. He'd get thirteen million in the third year the country. And I think Corey either at the seventy forth their 75 game today -- not going to under the table at kicking in thirteen million under the third year. And one of the Atlantic contract with structured the way it was is. That the current ownership has. No desire. And probably no thought of leaving owning the team when it comes time to pay -- Ever mercurial Milton thirteen million and gathered near the catcher."

" Yeah I find it like you know the whole thing was odd to be because if you read it then really it's nobody's fault I mean nobody wanted -- site I write dusty I don't know what business networks and work. Well you know what we're not doing real well -- is well studied it -- fight night. I don't know how you could save that exactly did away with that."

" there's there's a lot of the other a lot of people that make decisions that didn't work out particularly well luck. Last year that -- won 97 games in Europe they were pretty good baseball team. And they ran into hotter dodger team. And so I know that Lou went to Jim and good -- and he'll get a run producer that's just what I need. And there were three of them out there and you -- doubt -- doubt you can rate them in any one category. Or two categories and and you could put that went through three. -- And defined yet. Hendry shows none of the above -- Bradley who can't hit left handed and now -- you know we need a left hander runs."

" I love it. All right Stoney but has always by Fred we will visit what you wait a week from Friday have fun on the road trip."

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